{"id":132051,"date":"2020-06-12T03:49:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=132051"},"modified":"2020-06-12T03:49:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:49:18","slug":"riedel-announces-plans-for-county-fairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/06\/12\/riedel-announces-plans-for-county-fairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Riedel announces plans for county fairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW\/indepndent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS &#8212; State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) has announced that state leaders have developed a plan that will help Ohio\u2019s county fairs open this year and support youngsters involved in 4-H and<br>Future Farmers of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Craig-Riedel-headshot-10-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124169\"\/><figcaption>Craig Riedel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To allow fairs to operate in a safe manner consistent with good health practices, each fair that conducts a junior fair this year will receive $50,000. Fairs that do not conduct a junior fair this year will receive $15,000 that can be used towards next year\u2019s fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCounty fairs are a fantastic way to display our proud agricultural community in Ohio,\u201d Riedel said. \u201cI look forward to seeing the hard work of my constituents and young people at these wonderful events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan was announced jointly by Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford), Governor Mike DeWine, Senate President Larry Obhof and Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur county fairs aren\u2019t just a highlight of summer, they\u2019re an opportunity for young people to highlight their work and talents during the junior fair competitions,\u201d said Speaker Householder. \u201c4-H and FFA aren\u2019t just about blue ribbon projects, they\u2019re about blue ribbon kids. The lessons they learn working on their projects and being part of the 4-H and FFA tradition will last them a lifetime and serve them well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local fair boards who have already cancelled for 2020 can apply for a new date with the Ohio Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan is subject to State Controlling Board approval, which is expected Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the announcement, DeWine issued an executive order detailing guidance on how to conduct fairs during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Paulding County Fair is among those canceled this year. The Putnam County Fair will go on without rides July 22-27. The Van Wert County Fair is scheduled for September 1-7. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW\/indepndent\/submitted information COLUMBUS &#8212; State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) has announced that state leaders have developed a plan that will help Ohio\u2019s county fairs open this year and support youngsters involved in 4-H andFuture Farmers of America. To allow fairs to operate in a safe manner consistent with good health practices, each fair that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 06:14:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}